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Ron Steigler:
Mr. Gardner, uh, my editors and I have been wondering if you would consider writing a book for us, something about your um, political philosophy, what do you say? Chance the Gardener:
I can't write. Ron Steigler:
Heh, heh, of course not, who can nowadays? Listen, I have trouble writing a postcard to my children. Look uhh, we can give you a six figure advance, I'll provide you with the very best ghost-writer, proof-readers... Chance the Gardener:
I can't read. Ron Steigler:
Of course you can't! No one has the time! We, we glance at things, we watch television... Chance the Gardener:
I like to watch TV. Ron Steigler:
Oh, oh, oh sure you do. No one reads!
Mr. Gardner, uh, my editors and I have been wondering if you would consider writing a book for us, something about your um, political philosophy, what do you say? Chance the Gardener:
I can't write. Ron Steigler:
Heh, heh, of course not, who can nowadays? Listen, I have trouble writing a postcard to my children. Look uhh, we can give you a six figure advance, I'll provide you with the very best ghost-writer, proof-readers... Chance the Gardener:
I can't read. Ron Steigler:
Of course you can't! No one has the time! We, we glance at things, we watch television... Chance the Gardener:
I like to watch TV. Ron Steigler:
Oh, oh, oh sure you do. No one reads!
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My editors and I have been wondering if you'd consider writing a book for us
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Something about your political philosophy What do you say
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I can't write Of course not Who can nowadays
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I have trouble writing a postcard to my children
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Look we can give you a six figure advance
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I'll provide you with the very best ghost writer proofreaders
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I can't read Of course you can't
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No one has the time
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We glance at things we watch television
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I like to watch TV
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Movie Summary
After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.
